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Meon, River
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Fareham
Hampshire
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Wickham
Soberton
Shedfield
Swanmore
Droxford
Corhampton and Meonstoke
Exton
Warnford
Westmeon
Eastmeon
Hampshire
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Titchfield Haven |
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JandMN
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Meon
otherwise: Meonea, 786-793; meone, 824
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Coates 1989
MEON, river, and hamlet in Titchfield
The river name is obscure in origin, but probably related to that of the
'Main' in West Germany. The river gave its name to a provincia of the early
English invaders (about 750 'meanuarorum prouincia; Meonware' meant 'dwellers
at/by Meon'). The historical significance of this people has been much debated,
as has their apparent affinity with Sussex.
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Bourne, The?
The place is described in text Cobbett 1830
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Cobbett 1830
Just below you, to the East [from Lomer Beacon], you look down upon the
village of Exton; and you can see up this valley (which is called a Bourne too)
as far as West-Meon, and down it as far as Soberton. Corhampton, Warnford,
Meon-Stoke and Droxford come within these two points; so that here are six
villages on this bourne within the space of about five miles. On the other side
of the main valley down which the bourne runs, and opposite Beacon Hill, is
another such a hill, which they call Old Winchester Hill.
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Titchfield, River
The place is described in text Walton 1820s
- Hampshire
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Walton 1820s
The Titchfield, or Aire (20 miles long), rises on Butser Hill, and flows
round Old Winchester Hill. It then runs to the south-west into the
Solent.
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Shown on an old map by Perrot 1823
- Hamp
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Perrot 1823
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Aire
Period - 19th century, early
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Brookes 1815
Titchfield ... on the river Aire
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Titchfield R
Shown on an old map by Harrison 1788
- river - Titchfield Hundred - Hampshire
Period - 1780s
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Harrison 1788
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Shown on an old map by Badeslade 1742
- river - Hampshire
Period - 1740s
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Badeslade 1742
... and another River from Warnford fall into the Sea
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Alre, River
Period - 18th century, early
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Defoe 1724
... we ride to Tichfield ... where we pass the river Alre, which rises in the
same county at Alresford, or near it, which is not above twenty two miles off;
and yet it is a large river here, and makes a good road below, call'd Tichfield
Bay: ...
Defoe has muddled Rivers Alre and Meon
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Shown on an old map by Morden 1695
- river - Hampshire
Period - 1690s-1720s
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Morden 1695
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Shown on an old map by Simmons 1643
- Hamshire
Period - 1630s-40s
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Simmons 1643
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Tychfelde river
Shown on an old map by Drayton 1612
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Drayton 1612
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Shown on an old map by Speed 1611
- river - Hantshire
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Speed 1611
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The place is described in text Camden 1610
- Hantshire
Period - 1600s
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Camden 1610
Into this Frith [Solent] that little river also sheadeth it selfe, which
having his head neere Warnford, passeth betweene the Forrests of Waltham (where
the Bishop of Winchester hath a goodly house), and of Beere, ...
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Shown on an old map by Norden 1607
- river - Hamshire
Period - 1590s-1600s
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Norden 1607
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Shown on an old map by Keer 1620
- Southampton
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Keer 1620
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Shown on an old map by Saxton 1575
- river - Southamtoniae
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Saxton 1575
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Tichefeld Water
otherwise: Estmain Ryver
The place is described in text Leland 1535-43
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Leland 1535-43
The Course of Tichefeld Water.
This ryver risith about Estmayne a x. miles by north est from Tichefeld. It
cummith from Estmaine to Wikeham or Wicombe a praty townlet on the right hand a
5. or 6. miles lower, where the water brekith into 2. armelettes, and goith
under 2. wodden bridgges soone cumming to one streame agayne. Thens [a 3. or 4.
miles] to a wood bridge by Mr. Wriothesleys [house], leving Tichefeld toun on
the right [rype, and] a litle beneth goyth under Warebridge of tymbre. Hither it
ebbith and flouith. Thens withyn [a] myle it resortith into the wa[ter of]
Hampton [haven].
Minns says:- Warebridge. Weirbridge.
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There standith on the lift hand of Estmain Ryver Master Wodales Maner Place
agayn the towne [Wikham] ...
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Moina
otherwise: Maina; Mavia
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Roman Place Names
The Ravenna Cosmography lists:-
MANIA
MAVIA
with the possible miscopying of o by a.
The name derives from Celtic 'to go' ie 'moving', and is cognate with river
names like the Main in Germany, etc; this is probably the River Meon.
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Meon, River
otherwise: Titchfield River; Aire River
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Minns, G W, Rev: 1906
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Meon, River
otherwise: Eastmain, river; Mean, river
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Ekwall, Eilert: 1927: English River Names: OUP
rises at East Meon, flows 20m to Southampton Water; note places East Meon,
West Meon, Meonstoke
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